US-Israel Co-belligerence Ignites Escalation as Joint Strikes Hit Iran
Let's follow the trail: Reports from numerous outlets, including France 24, detail Israeli air defense activations and Iranian retaliatory missile salvos. What remains conspicuously absent from most Western dispatches is the documented presence and operational role of US forces and assets in these very same actions. US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) deployment of carrier strike groups and B-52
bombers to the Gulf region, alongside statements from Washington of 'ironclad commitment' to Israel's security, precede and accompany these 'exchanges.' These are not isolated Israeli actions receiving US logistical support. This marks a clear, if undeclared, joint military operation against the Islamic Republic of Iran, a nation continuously subjected to severe US sanctions for 45 years following
the 1979 revolution. The targeting of 'US military sites' by Iranian forces, as reported in the aftermath, serves as a direct indicator of US co-belligerence, not just rhetorical backing. This joint escalation comes at a pivotal moment, with Iran consistently asserting its right to develop peaceful nuclear technology under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a right consistently denied while
Israel maintains an undeclared nuclear arsenal. The asymmetry between the sophisticated, US-supplied Israeli weaponry and Iran's more modest, often domestically produced defenses, which are a fraction of the cost, highlights the immense imperial power being wielded. The simultaneous demonization of Iran's defensive posture, while ignoring the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza where 680,000+